Topeka ? Highlights of Wednesday’s activities at the Kansas Legislature:

¢ Senators voted 30-10 to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ veto of a bill allowing Kansans to carry concealed weapons. The House was expected to make its own override attempt Thursday.

¢ The House failed to muster the required two-thirds vote to pass a proposed constitutional amendment clarifying that only the Legislature can appropriate money. The vote was 66-58, with 84 needed.

¢ The House gave first-round approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that says state and local governments can’t take private land except for public use.

¢ House members scheduled the first debate on school finance for Thursday, a plan that would spend more than $420 million over three years using existing state revenues.

¢ Senators rejected an amendment to the state budget banning the use of state tax dollars for human cloning research. The overall budget was advanced to final action on voice vote.

Also:

¢ The House gave first-round approval to a bill requiring those convicted of a felony while using a deadly weapon to register with the state for 10 years after being released.

¢ Rep. Becky Hutchins, R-Holton, failed in her latest attempt to repeal a 2004 state law granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants at state universities and community colleges.

¢ Sebelius signed a bill giving immunity to security guards at the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near Burlington who use deadly force to defend the plant or its workers against intruders.

Clock is ticking:

Wednesday was the 73rd day of the session of 90 scheduled.